Happy Saturday morning....
I have my coffee in hand....the house is quiet, and I am sitting here thinking about how sweet my day was yesterday. I felt like I was giving myself a big gift.. I guess you could say that Friday was my day. No doctor appointments, no schedules, nothing on my to-do list!!
There may have been a few things (that I needed to do).... but I decided these things were not important enough to worry about.
I wrapped packages....with crisp corners, smooth folds, and bows that would make Mrs. Clause raise an eyebrow.
Preparing Christmas gifts is one of my favorite things to do. I usually set up my card table and grab all of my wrapping materials, turn on the Hallmark channel, and wrap away.
Sunday is coming and we will be celebrating our first Christmas gathering for this season. This is with my side of the family....even though most all of us live within a 30 mile radius of each other (with the exception of one niece and her family) we always try to get together a few weeks before Christmas. We have reserved a room at a nearby restaurant, and we will kick things off with lunch, then games, then the ALWAYS "White Elephant Game."
Part of yesterday was spent gathering everything I will need for Sunday, checking my list and checking it twice, making sure I had all the gifts and making sure they were wrapped and tagged.
This is a bittersweet gathering...My youngest brother (the one who passed away last Christmas) loved our gathering...He looked forward to it every year. He will be so deeply missed.
I wrote this little poem in memory of Joe.
This Christmas we will gather close,
Share food, share gifts, share stories true.
But one who shared our joy has gone,
Yet in our hearts his light lives on.
Our Youngest brother, full of life,
Christmas to him was pure delight.
He filled the room with warmth and cheer,
His smile was sunshine pure and clear.
No arm around our shoulders now,
No laughing glance to make our day,
But in our hearts he lives on still
Our memories time can't take away.
We'll see him in the Christmas shimmer,
In every bow and every spark...
Still shining softly in our hearts,
Like stars that brighten the winter dark.
And when we bow our heads to pray,
We'll feel him near...in a gentle way.
Love like his holds fast and kind
It cannot fade, nor be left behind.
Though his chair sits empty now,
And tears may fall this time of year,
We hold his joy and love within
Forever Brother, always near.
Shug...
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